POOPLE #38 · 21 Sep 2025
BUFF to POOP.
A little help for this word ladder. Open only the hints you need.
6shortest moves
2shortest paths
Moderateour distance-based rating
01A gentle nudgeJust the shortest length. No words revealed.
You can get from BUFF to POOP in 6 moves. That means 7 words, including the start.
02A little more directionFind out which letter to change first.
One shortest route starts by changing letter 1. You do not have to match a letter in POOP on every move.
03Your first stepping stoneReveal the first word of a shortest route.
Try GUFF. From there, you have 5 moves left.GUFF
04The full answerReady? Reveal every step to POOP.
BUFF · GUFF · GULF · GOLF · GOOF · GOOP · POOP
- StartBUFFYour starting word
- Move 1GUFFB — G · letter 1
- Move 2GULFF — L · letter 3
- Move 3GOLFU — O · letter 2
- Move 4GOOFL — O · letter 3
- Move 5GOOPF — P · letter 4
- Move 6POOPG — P · letter 1
2 shortest paths in the checked word list. View the full explanation
Every step, explained.
Full solution below. Stop here if you want to keep solving.
- StartBUFFYour starting word
- Move 1GUFFB — G · letter 1
- Move 2GULFF — L · letter 3
- Move 3GOLFU — O · letter 2
- Move 4GOOFL — O · letter 3
- Move 5GOOPF — P · letter 4
- Move 6POOPG — P · letter 1
All 2 equivalent shortest paths
- BUFF · GUFF · GULF · GOLF · GOOF · GOOP · POOP
- BUFF · GUFF · GULF · GOLF · GOOF · POOF · POOP
Choices at every step
Legal choices change one letter. Shortest-route choices also reduce the remaining distance by one; the counts below refer to the route shown above.
| Word | Legal choices | On a shortest route | Next words on a shortest route |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUFF | 8 | 1 | GUFF |
| GUFF | 10 | 1 | GULF |
| GULF | 4 | 1 | GOLF |
| GOLF | 4 | 1 | GOOF |
| GOOF | 8 | 2 | GOOP, POOF |
| GOOP | 9 | 1 | POOP |
Historical entry reconstructed from the official schedule available on 10 Nov 2026. Source and verification details.